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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or "old same, " in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The two women exchange messages written on silk fans and handkerchieves using nu shu, a unique language that women created in order to communicate in secret, sharing their experiences, but when a misunderstanding arises, their friendship threatens to tear apart....
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.
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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well.
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